Torchbearer–The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke, Act 2, Scene 2

ca. 1928

Not on view

This image comes from a set of illustrations to Hamlet that Craig worked on for seventeen years, developed from prints originally made around 1909–10 to demonstrate his revolutionary ideas for a production staged by the Moscow Art Theatre in 1912. A fine German illustrated edition integrating Craig's images with the text appeared in 1929, printed by Count Harry Kessler at the Cranach Press in Weimar, with a version in English following in 1930. The present sheet comes from a set of proofs issued with deluxe versions of the bound text.

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Title: Torchbearer–The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke, Act 2, Scene 2
Artist: Edward Gordon Craig (British, Stevenage, Hertfordshire 1872–1966 Vence, France)
Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
Date: ca. 1928
Medium: Wood engraving on vellum; proof
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/16 in. × 14 in. (23 × 35.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1953
Object Number: 53.648.2
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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